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Judge dismisses charter application of pastor on trial for violating health orders
EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that the religious freedoms of an Alberta pastor who is on trial for violating COVID-19 regulations were not violated. Pastor James Coates made a charter application in re...
Jun 07, 2021

New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infiniteā
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - Summer movies are finally starting t...
Jun 07, 2021

Drive-thru vaccine clinic availability on June 12
There's no drive-thru Immunization availability in Northwest Saskatchewan until Saturday once again.Both the Battlefords and Lloydminster clinics will only be open on June 12. The Lloydminster locatio...
Jun 07, 2021

Revisions to Broadcasting Act won't cover online porn, heritage minister says
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says sweeping updates to the Broadcasting Act will not cover pornography or sexually exploitive content online. Guilbeault told a parliamentary committee t...
Jun 07, 2021

Quebec relaxes COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario accelerates reopening plan
COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in much of Quebec today as Ontario announced that its reopening plan will be moved ahead by several days. The Ontario government says it will begin loosening restric...
Jun 07, 2021

Clarity not Yet on the Horizon for the 2021 CFL Season
We are about a week away from finding out how the CFL schedule will look this year.The CFL will apparently send over the schedule to the CFL Players Association and the wait for that is predicated on ...
Jun 07, 2021

New Wildlife Regulations Provide Greater Access For Hunters With Mobility Impairments
In advance of Saskatchewan's popular hunting season, the Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a number of changes to The Wildlife Regulations, 1981 - including improvements for people with mobili...
Jun 07, 2021

What you missed this weekend: COVID cases drop, vaccines hit 800,000
Large, rising figures on one end, dropping, lower numbers on the other.The COVID-19 snapshot for Saskatchewan looks a lot different for the first Monday of June compared to May. This Monday, the provi...
Jun 07, 2021

Roughriders sign top draft pick Nelson Lokombo
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed their first pick in the 2021 CFL draft.The Roughriders announced Friday they had signed University of Saskatchewan Huskies defensive back Nelson Lokombo, whom ...
Jun 07, 2021

Canada to receive 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive 2.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as more Canadians get their first and second jabs. Those shots are the only expected shipmen...
Jun 07, 2021